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Titans Lost Part Two: I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore…
Written by Green Lantern
Featured Artists: Power Guy and Christophe
Editors: Power Guy and Marcus Mebes
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Junjie Quick was a born athlete. Running had been his passion since from the moment he took his first steps. Being born into a crime fighting family he never even considered another job, but not just because it was his family trade. Truth, justice, and peace were all as important to him as running. He dedicated his love for running to crime fighting on a daily basis in order to make the earth a safer place for all mankind. But now it was his own life he was running to save. He lost count at fifteen ice tornadoes that he had dodged. He wouldn’t be able to keep this up forever, but not matter where he ran the tornadoes seemed to follow. It was as if the tornadoes had a mind of their own; a mind that was angry with him. Another tornado popped out of nowhere. “Oh no!” thought Junjie. There was no time to escape this one. Soon he found himself whirling about in the frozen air. If he didn’t do something quickly he would be ‘Junjie Dead.’ With all of his strength Junjie whirled about until he regained control of his motion. He rode the ice storm until it neared a snow-covered mountain. He vibrated himself faster than he ever remembered doing so before, and he was not harmed when the tornado slammed into the mountainside. Junjie was relieved just to be alive. Puffs of cold air escaped from his mouth as he rested for but a moment. He wished he had time to think things through and figure out how he arrived in this snowy nightmare in the first place, but soon he found himself surrounded by four smaller ice tornadoes. His heart was filled with hope as he gazed into the sky. Junjie had never been so glad to see anyone. He waved both arms and jumped up and down to attract the attention of the icon that had inspired so many heroes over the decades. He cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Superman! Superman! Down here!”
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As a Kryptonian, Power Guy had never really paid much attention to the religions of earth. He had heard about one remarkable story of a man who was swallowed by a whale and had lived to tell about it. He enjoyed the tale, but never even considered the possibility of its truth until a few weeks back when he visited a Christian Archaeology class. He had only attended out of respect for his fellow Titan, Green Lantern, but he found the lecture fascinating. Daniel Jordan taught from history that the prophet Jonah was not the only man to survive being swallowed by a whale. According to Pastor Daniel a whale also swallowed a sailor named James Bartley in 1891. Bartley later testified that he had sufficient breathing air while inside the beast, but only passed out from fright.*
“…and now I get to breathe whale-breath too,” thought Vince Starr from the belly of a whale. “I wish I didn’t have to be facing this beast’s ‘behind!’ So, now what do I do?” Power Guy was not afraid. He knew that if worse came to worst he could always kill the whale and punch his way out. But his life was dedicated to preserving life in all forms. He didn’t want to even harm an insect. Even though it wasn’t very fun to be swallowed alive, Vince knew that he partially owe his continued life to this big fish. He had run out of air and might not have made it to the surface in time for his next breath. Maybe he could tickle the whale? Power Guy didn’t want to fall asleep and get digested. He didn’t want to think about what would happen if the whale needed to use the restroom either! Just then the whale opened its large mouth. Knowing that he probably wouldn’t get another chance like this, he used his super-breath to project himself out of the whale’s mouth and was soon breathing the sweet air above the ocean’s surface. He took several deep breaths before beginning to get the “whale yuck” out of his hair and off of his skin and suit.
Then he heard a very friendly male voice from behind shout, “Ahoy, there!”
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*Dr. Gleason Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, p. 302
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Jason had no idea who his predators were, but he did understand that while he had not yet identified them, they very well knew his exact location. “There is only one way out of this mess!” he thought to himself as he depressed the controls on his size-changing belt. But to his shock, instead of shrinking out of sight, Nucleus grew fifteen foot tall! Before he had a chance to react to the change in his powers he felt something wrap quickly and tightly around his ankles forcing both of his feet together. Shortly thereafter he fell flat on his face into the dirt.
“Got ‘em!” said a male voice as Nucleus felt the weight of a man on his back. The young scientist didn’t even have a chance to react to the pain he felt from the needle-like device piercing his neck. His brain told his body to fight, but both brain and body soon gave in to a helpless state of unconsciousness.
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Helena Wayne was ticked off. Under normal circumstances she always managed somehow to maintain her cool, but this was too much. It wasn’t enough that someone dumped her in a smelly, rat and worm infested garbage bin, but now apparently the Sportsmaster had broken out of prison, taken over her apartment, and changed her door lock. She walked to the back of her apartment where no one would notice her and climbed up to the hidden passage to her bedroom. “At least he hasn’t messed with the secret door,” mused the Huntress.
The Huntress reeled with shock when she entered her bedroom. “How did he change everything in such a short time? The room has even been repainted…and the paint is already dry!” Christopher Martin’s obsession had gone way too far in the past, but this surprised even her. “Where has he moved all of my possessions?” she thought. Checking the closets, the bathrooms, and the rooms down stairs only increased the magnitude of this mystery. Everything had changed. As Helena entered the kitchen she realized with mounting horror that it was even worse than she originally thought. Not only had her pots, pans, silverware, and dining room suite vanished, but also even her groceries had been replaced. “He must have completely regained control of his duplication powers to be able to accomplish such a feat in such a short amount of time!
…wait…how long was I out?”
The Huntress tried using her Titans of Justice communicator, but something was wrong with it. She bolted for the telephone and was surprised to find that even that was different. She tried to refrain herself from panicking as she dialed her parents’ telephone number.
The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check your number and try again.
”Calm down, Helena,” she thought to herself, “there must be a reasonable explanation.”
She noticed the celebrity section of the newspaper lying on the kitchen table. Her father’s picture was featured with two sleazy looking blondes. She picked up the telephone directory and leafed through the pages. She noticed that while the entry for her own name was missing, there was an entry for Bruce Wayne. The telephone number was unfamiliar to her, but she dialed it anyway.
”Congratulations, ladies! You’ve reached Gotham’s hottest bachelor pad! Dick..” ”and Bruce” ”are both busy at the moment. Please leave your name and number and we’ll get right back with you.” “Especially if you’re a hot babe!”
Helena was appalled. She had never heard either her dad or her uncle Dick talk like that before.
“It’s as if someone has gone back in time and changed everything! It’s like I don’t even exist anymore!” she thought.
Just then a man walked into the kitchen from the living room. “May I help you?” he said in a semi-threatening tone…
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Sonic Boom braced herself. The parachute Daniel Jordan’s power ring created had slowed her fall down, but at his altitude that wouldn’t be enough to save her from crashing to her death. As she descended towards the power ring produced trees she thought again of her family and said her prayers.
Swish! Her parachute caught in a tree.
KRAK! Krak! The speed of her parachute broke two branches before settling on the trees created by Green Lantern’s power beam. Suspended in air she took a deep breath and thanked God. She rested a moment before slicing the parachute straps with the blade located in her jacket pocket. After a triple flip she landed safely on the foam mattress, which had also been created by the emerald ring.
The young athlete dusted herself off. Her uniform was in shreds and she had lost her sonic powers. Rather than feel sorry for herself she decided to just be thankful for her life. She ran over to the place where her unconscious teammate lay. He looked so peaceful sitting there. As she gazed on her handsome teammate she wondered how the two of them even got in their “aerial predicament.”
She tried to activate her Titans of Justice communicator, but it didn’t seem to be working for some reason. Then she tried Daniel’s. It was also dead. After scanning the area she was even more confused. They were on an unpopulated rocky coastline. “Where in the world are we? This place looks like California, but…”
She opened her date book and read today’s entry. It read just as she remembered. Green Lantern had asked her to join four other Titans at S.T.A.R. Labs Tower in New York on a mission. She rubbed her chin as she tried to remember what had happened. “When we went in the tower Jason was immediately alarmed at the research the scientists there were doing. He said something about chronal experimentation and genetic mutation….
…sounds creepy.”
Di Di took the fastener out of her hair and combed it. “What happened next?” she asked audibly. “…Vince discovered the first bomb and then Junjie Quick discovered two more. All three had messages on them…Jason said something about the technology of the bombs being foreign…
…Then Nucleus called Green Lantern and he showed up with Sargona. I took them on the tour of the bombs. Then a woman dressed up like Black Manta appeared out of nowhere and…
…disappeared with Sargona!!!! Then the bomb went off!”
Sonic Boom covered her mouth in horror. “Did that bomb blow us all the way to California? What happened to the other Titans? Did any of them survive!?!” She didn’t see any signs of her other teammates anywhere.
Di Di shook Green Lantern’s shoulder. “Dan! Wake up!”
Daniel Jordan woke up feeling dizzy. He was nursing a killer-headache.
“Di Di?” he asked groggily
“Wake up, Dan!” insisted his childhood friend.
“Di Di, I can’t see…everything’s blurry…what happened? Where are we?” asked Green Lantern as he sat up and put both hands on his head.
“Take some aspirin, Dan, We’ve got to talk!” said Di Di Queen as she handed him two tablets from one of her pockets.
“Wait a minute,” said Green Lantern. “Full optical analysis of Green Lantern 2814.5,” he ordered the ring. After a few moments the ring confirmed both visual degeneration and astigmatism. Daniel pointed the ring to his mask and lenses appeared in the eye openings. “Much better!” he said with a smile. “Di Di, my headache is better...
…still feel a little dizzy though…”
“Dan, do you remember how we got here?’ asked Di Di Queen. Daniel thought for a moment and shook his head negatively. The blonde beauty continued, “It was the explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs Tower.”
Green Lantern stared at his teammate as he tried to remember and then suddenly shouted, “Sargona!”
“…and what about the Huntress and Junjie Quick?” added Sonic Boom. “…and Nucleus and Power Guy? They were all in the explosion too!”
Daniel Jordan’s eyes widened in horrific realization. Taking note of the topography he asked, “Did that explosion blow us all the way to the West Coast?”
He tried to use his Titans of Justice communicator, but it was dead. “Mine won’t work, either," said Sonic Boom.
“Ring, repair both communicators!” After a few moments both communicators activated. “Green Lantern to any member of the Titans East. Please come in.” Di Di’s communicator sounded, but no one responded to the call. “Maybe their communicators were affected too?” proposed Green Lantern.
“That may be, but why doesn’t Nightvision or any of the other members who weren’t at the Tower respond?”
“Green Lantern here!” he said intensely into his communicator. “Please respond! Anyone!” When there was no response both heroes looked at one another in great concern. “Ring. Autopilot. Take Sonic Boom and I to the power battery at the Jordan residence.”
[glow=green,2,300]No battery found at Jordan residence.[/glow]
“Autopilot to battery at the Hall of Justice,” said Daniel Jordan.
[glow=green,2,300]Hall of Justice not found.[/glow]
“What’s going on!?!” shouted Sonic Boom in alarm.
“This is Green Lantern 2814.5 to the Guardians of the Universe,” said Daniel Jordan intensely to his ring. “Come in, Guardians!
…ring! Why aren’t the Guardians responding?”
[glow=green,2,300]Searching…Scanning…
…The Guardian’s jurisdiction does not extend to this universe.[/glow]
The two young heroes looked at one another in great concern.
“Where are we?” whispered Di Di Queen.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Written by Green Lantern
Featured Artists: Power Guy and Christophe
Editors: Power Guy and Marcus Mebes
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Junjie Quick was a born athlete. Running had been his passion since from the moment he took his first steps. Being born into a crime fighting family he never even considered another job, but not just because it was his family trade. Truth, justice, and peace were all as important to him as running. He dedicated his love for running to crime fighting on a daily basis in order to make the earth a safer place for all mankind. But now it was his own life he was running to save. He lost count at fifteen ice tornadoes that he had dodged. He wouldn’t be able to keep this up forever, but not matter where he ran the tornadoes seemed to follow. It was as if the tornadoes had a mind of their own; a mind that was angry with him. Another tornado popped out of nowhere. “Oh no!” thought Junjie. There was no time to escape this one. Soon he found himself whirling about in the frozen air. If he didn’t do something quickly he would be ‘Junjie Dead.’ With all of his strength Junjie whirled about until he regained control of his motion. He rode the ice storm until it neared a snow-covered mountain. He vibrated himself faster than he ever remembered doing so before, and he was not harmed when the tornado slammed into the mountainside. Junjie was relieved just to be alive. Puffs of cold air escaped from his mouth as he rested for but a moment. He wished he had time to think things through and figure out how he arrived in this snowy nightmare in the first place, but soon he found himself surrounded by four smaller ice tornadoes. His heart was filled with hope as he gazed into the sky. Junjie had never been so glad to see anyone. He waved both arms and jumped up and down to attract the attention of the icon that had inspired so many heroes over the decades. He cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Superman! Superman! Down here!”
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As a Kryptonian, Power Guy had never really paid much attention to the religions of earth. He had heard about one remarkable story of a man who was swallowed by a whale and had lived to tell about it. He enjoyed the tale, but never even considered the possibility of its truth until a few weeks back when he visited a Christian Archaeology class. He had only attended out of respect for his fellow Titan, Green Lantern, but he found the lecture fascinating. Daniel Jordan taught from history that the prophet Jonah was not the only man to survive being swallowed by a whale. According to Pastor Daniel a whale also swallowed a sailor named James Bartley in 1891. Bartley later testified that he had sufficient breathing air while inside the beast, but only passed out from fright.*
“…and now I get to breathe whale-breath too,” thought Vince Starr from the belly of a whale. “I wish I didn’t have to be facing this beast’s ‘behind!’ So, now what do I do?” Power Guy was not afraid. He knew that if worse came to worst he could always kill the whale and punch his way out. But his life was dedicated to preserving life in all forms. He didn’t want to even harm an insect. Even though it wasn’t very fun to be swallowed alive, Vince knew that he partially owe his continued life to this big fish. He had run out of air and might not have made it to the surface in time for his next breath. Maybe he could tickle the whale? Power Guy didn’t want to fall asleep and get digested. He didn’t want to think about what would happen if the whale needed to use the restroom either! Just then the whale opened its large mouth. Knowing that he probably wouldn’t get another chance like this, he used his super-breath to project himself out of the whale’s mouth and was soon breathing the sweet air above the ocean’s surface. He took several deep breaths before beginning to get the “whale yuck” out of his hair and off of his skin and suit.
Then he heard a very friendly male voice from behind shout, “Ahoy, there!”
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*Dr. Gleason Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, p. 302
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Jason had no idea who his predators were, but he did understand that while he had not yet identified them, they very well knew his exact location. “There is only one way out of this mess!” he thought to himself as he depressed the controls on his size-changing belt. But to his shock, instead of shrinking out of sight, Nucleus grew fifteen foot tall! Before he had a chance to react to the change in his powers he felt something wrap quickly and tightly around his ankles forcing both of his feet together. Shortly thereafter he fell flat on his face into the dirt.
“Got ‘em!” said a male voice as Nucleus felt the weight of a man on his back. The young scientist didn’t even have a chance to react to the pain he felt from the needle-like device piercing his neck. His brain told his body to fight, but both brain and body soon gave in to a helpless state of unconsciousness.
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Helena Wayne was ticked off. Under normal circumstances she always managed somehow to maintain her cool, but this was too much. It wasn’t enough that someone dumped her in a smelly, rat and worm infested garbage bin, but now apparently the Sportsmaster had broken out of prison, taken over her apartment, and changed her door lock. She walked to the back of her apartment where no one would notice her and climbed up to the hidden passage to her bedroom. “At least he hasn’t messed with the secret door,” mused the Huntress.
The Huntress reeled with shock when she entered her bedroom. “How did he change everything in such a short time? The room has even been repainted…and the paint is already dry!” Christopher Martin’s obsession had gone way too far in the past, but this surprised even her. “Where has he moved all of my possessions?” she thought. Checking the closets, the bathrooms, and the rooms down stairs only increased the magnitude of this mystery. Everything had changed. As Helena entered the kitchen she realized with mounting horror that it was even worse than she originally thought. Not only had her pots, pans, silverware, and dining room suite vanished, but also even her groceries had been replaced. “He must have completely regained control of his duplication powers to be able to accomplish such a feat in such a short amount of time!
…wait…how long was I out?”
The Huntress tried using her Titans of Justice communicator, but something was wrong with it. She bolted for the telephone and was surprised to find that even that was different. She tried to refrain herself from panicking as she dialed her parents’ telephone number.
The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check your number and try again.
”Calm down, Helena,” she thought to herself, “there must be a reasonable explanation.”
She noticed the celebrity section of the newspaper lying on the kitchen table. Her father’s picture was featured with two sleazy looking blondes. She picked up the telephone directory and leafed through the pages. She noticed that while the entry for her own name was missing, there was an entry for Bruce Wayne. The telephone number was unfamiliar to her, but she dialed it anyway.
”Congratulations, ladies! You’ve reached Gotham’s hottest bachelor pad! Dick..” ”and Bruce” ”are both busy at the moment. Please leave your name and number and we’ll get right back with you.” “Especially if you’re a hot babe!”
Helena was appalled. She had never heard either her dad or her uncle Dick talk like that before.
“It’s as if someone has gone back in time and changed everything! It’s like I don’t even exist anymore!” she thought.
Just then a man walked into the kitchen from the living room. “May I help you?” he said in a semi-threatening tone…
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Sonic Boom braced herself. The parachute Daniel Jordan’s power ring created had slowed her fall down, but at his altitude that wouldn’t be enough to save her from crashing to her death. As she descended towards the power ring produced trees she thought again of her family and said her prayers.
Swish! Her parachute caught in a tree.
KRAK! Krak! The speed of her parachute broke two branches before settling on the trees created by Green Lantern’s power beam. Suspended in air she took a deep breath and thanked God. She rested a moment before slicing the parachute straps with the blade located in her jacket pocket. After a triple flip she landed safely on the foam mattress, which had also been created by the emerald ring.
The young athlete dusted herself off. Her uniform was in shreds and she had lost her sonic powers. Rather than feel sorry for herself she decided to just be thankful for her life. She ran over to the place where her unconscious teammate lay. He looked so peaceful sitting there. As she gazed on her handsome teammate she wondered how the two of them even got in their “aerial predicament.”
She tried to activate her Titans of Justice communicator, but it didn’t seem to be working for some reason. Then she tried Daniel’s. It was also dead. After scanning the area she was even more confused. They were on an unpopulated rocky coastline. “Where in the world are we? This place looks like California, but…”
She opened her date book and read today’s entry. It read just as she remembered. Green Lantern had asked her to join four other Titans at S.T.A.R. Labs Tower in New York on a mission. She rubbed her chin as she tried to remember what had happened. “When we went in the tower Jason was immediately alarmed at the research the scientists there were doing. He said something about chronal experimentation and genetic mutation….
…sounds creepy.”
Di Di took the fastener out of her hair and combed it. “What happened next?” she asked audibly. “…Vince discovered the first bomb and then Junjie Quick discovered two more. All three had messages on them…Jason said something about the technology of the bombs being foreign…
…Then Nucleus called Green Lantern and he showed up with Sargona. I took them on the tour of the bombs. Then a woman dressed up like Black Manta appeared out of nowhere and…
…disappeared with Sargona!!!! Then the bomb went off!”
Sonic Boom covered her mouth in horror. “Did that bomb blow us all the way to California? What happened to the other Titans? Did any of them survive!?!” She didn’t see any signs of her other teammates anywhere.
Di Di shook Green Lantern’s shoulder. “Dan! Wake up!”
Daniel Jordan woke up feeling dizzy. He was nursing a killer-headache.
“Di Di?” he asked groggily
“Wake up, Dan!” insisted his childhood friend.
“Di Di, I can’t see…everything’s blurry…what happened? Where are we?” asked Green Lantern as he sat up and put both hands on his head.
“Take some aspirin, Dan, We’ve got to talk!” said Di Di Queen as she handed him two tablets from one of her pockets.
“Wait a minute,” said Green Lantern. “Full optical analysis of Green Lantern 2814.5,” he ordered the ring. After a few moments the ring confirmed both visual degeneration and astigmatism. Daniel pointed the ring to his mask and lenses appeared in the eye openings. “Much better!” he said with a smile. “Di Di, my headache is better...
…still feel a little dizzy though…”
“Dan, do you remember how we got here?’ asked Di Di Queen. Daniel thought for a moment and shook his head negatively. The blonde beauty continued, “It was the explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs Tower.”
Green Lantern stared at his teammate as he tried to remember and then suddenly shouted, “Sargona!”
“…and what about the Huntress and Junjie Quick?” added Sonic Boom. “…and Nucleus and Power Guy? They were all in the explosion too!”
Daniel Jordan’s eyes widened in horrific realization. Taking note of the topography he asked, “Did that explosion blow us all the way to the West Coast?”
He tried to use his Titans of Justice communicator, but it was dead. “Mine won’t work, either," said Sonic Boom.
“Ring, repair both communicators!” After a few moments both communicators activated. “Green Lantern to any member of the Titans East. Please come in.” Di Di’s communicator sounded, but no one responded to the call. “Maybe their communicators were affected too?” proposed Green Lantern.
“That may be, but why doesn’t Nightvision or any of the other members who weren’t at the Tower respond?”
“Green Lantern here!” he said intensely into his communicator. “Please respond! Anyone!” When there was no response both heroes looked at one another in great concern. “Ring. Autopilot. Take Sonic Boom and I to the power battery at the Jordan residence.”
[glow=green,2,300]No battery found at Jordan residence.[/glow]
“Autopilot to battery at the Hall of Justice,” said Daniel Jordan.
[glow=green,2,300]Hall of Justice not found.[/glow]
“What’s going on!?!” shouted Sonic Boom in alarm.
“This is Green Lantern 2814.5 to the Guardians of the Universe,” said Daniel Jordan intensely to his ring. “Come in, Guardians!
…ring! Why aren’t the Guardians responding?”
[glow=green,2,300]Searching…Scanning…
…The Guardian’s jurisdiction does not extend to this universe.[/glow]
The two young heroes looked at one another in great concern.
“Where are we?” whispered Di Di Queen.
TO BE CONTINUED…